About this role
We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.
What does Access offer you?
We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.
Position Summary
The F&B Software Company sits within Access Hospitality, with engineering teams distributed globally, and powers many millions of guest experiences every day. The portfolio includes ResDiary , Dish Cult, DesignMyNight , Collins, Tonic, Soda, Wireless Social, Paytronix , Paytronix Online Ordering, QikServe Digital Ordering, Kiosk, QikServe Connect, Access EPOS, Newbridge POS, GuestPOS , Acteol , Trail, Maintain , RotaReady and CPL.
This is a 50/50 hands-on leadership role , combining software development with people leadership. You'll spend half your time writing and shipping production code, and half leading engineering teams, driving technical direction, growing talent, and delivering high-quality outcomes.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Lead up to two engineering streams (up to 8 engineers) across delivery, technical direction and people development.
- Remain hands-on, designing, building and reviewing production software.
- Own architecture decisions, engineering standards, code quality, security and CI/CD practices.
- Partner with Product to deliver scalable, reliable solutions and balance feature delivery with technical investment.
- Coach, mentor and develop engineers through regular feedback, goal setting and performance management.
- Drive operational excellence, incident management and continuous improvement across your teams.
- Champion AI-enabled engineering practices and embed AI tooling into team workflows
What We're Looking For
AI-First Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience using AI development tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Devin or similar) across coding, testing, code reviews, documentation and troubleshooting.
- Able to effectively leverage and evaluate AI-generated output, while driving AI adoption and best practices within engineering teams.
Technical Expertise
- Proven track record delivering production software in a commercial environment.
- Strong full-stack engineering experience across backend, frontend, mobile and cloud technologies.
- Solid understanding of clean code, automated testing, CI/CD, APIs, relational databases, and modern software architecture.
- Experience with cloud platforms, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes ) and architectural decision-making.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Experience leading and developing software engineering teams.
- Strong people management, coaching and performance management skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide clear, constructive feedback.
- Experience leading Agile delivery processes, incident management and cross-functional collaboration within distributed teams.
Preferred Technologies
- React Native or Flutter
- C#/.NET, TypeScript/React, Java
- Azure and/or AWS
- Docker, Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
What are we all about?
The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used.
With over 9,300 talented individuals driving innovation and customer excellence , we’re shaping the future of work. And we want you to be part of it. At Access, people are at the heart of everything we do . We’re committed to creating an inclusive, high-performing culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. If you’re excited about this role - even if your experience doesn’t tick every box - you might be exactly who we’re looking for.
We believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. So why not join our vibrant team, where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you?
Let’s make a difference together.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You.